Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs

Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs (15 May 1774 – 5 March 1856) was a German chemist and mineralogist, and royal Bavarian privy councillor.

Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs
Drawing of Fuchs, 1856
Born15 May 1774
Mattenzell, Germany
Died5 March 1856 (aged 81)
Munich
MonumentsFuchsite
NationalityGerman
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Occupation(s)Chemist, mineralogogist
Years active1821-1852
Known forInventing mineral painting
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